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consisted of France,Britain and Russia
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heir to the Austrian throne visited the Bosnian capital Sarajevo.
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ottoman empire, Austria Hungary Germany.
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this plan called for holding action against Russia combined with a quick drive through Belgium to Paris.
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the British suffered 60,000 casualties the first day alone
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of the southern coast of Ireland.
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a U boat sunk into the British line and drowned 2 Americans.
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the Sussex sank, and about 80 passengers, including Americans, were killed and injured
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a telegram from the German foreign minister to the German ambassador in mexico that was intercepted by British agents
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the act required men to register with the government in order to be randomly selected for military service
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in which a heavy guard of destroyers escorted merchant ships back and forth across the Atlantic in groups
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The members of the original Entente Alliance of 1907 were the French Republic, the British Empire and the Russian Empire. Italy ended its alliance with the Central Powers, arguing that Germany and Austria-Hungary started the war and that the alliance was only defensive in nature; it entered the war on the side of the Entente in 1915. Japan was another important member. Belgium, Serbia, Greece, Montenegro, and Romania[1] were affiliated members of the Entente.[2]
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was an armistice during the First World War between the Allies and Germany – also known as the Armistice of after the location in which it was signed – and the agreement that ended the fighting on the Western Front.
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was the last major German offensive on the Western Front during the First World War. The attack failed when an Allied counterattack by French and American forces, including several hundred tanks, overwhelmed the Germans on their right flank, inflicting severe casualties. The German defeat marked the start of the relentless Allied advance which culminated in the Armistice with Germany about 100 days later.
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The Federal Republic of Germany (popularly known as West Germany) is formally established as a separate and independent nation. This action marked the effective end to any discussion of reuniting East and West Germany.
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was a United States government agency established on July 28, 1917, during World War I, to coordinate the purchase of war supplies.[1] The organization encouraged companies to use mass-production techniques to increase efficiency and urged them to eliminate waste by standardizing products. The board set production quotas and allocated raw materials. It also conducted psychological testing to help people find the right jobs.
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The board was appointed by president Woodrow Wilson. It was composed of twelve members, including five representatives each from business and the American Federation of Labor (AFL), as well as co-chairs Frank P. Walsh and former president William Howard Taft.
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is a kind of agency found in various countries and international organizations with responsibilities related to food, primarily with ensuring the safety of food sold or distributed to the population, and with ensuring that food sellers inform the population of the origins and health qualities and risks associated with food being sold.
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was an independent agency of the government of the United States created to influence U.S. public opinion regarding American participation in World War I. Over just 26 months, from April 14, 1917, to June 30, 1919, it used every medium available to create enthusiasm for the war effort and enlist public support against foreign attempts to undercut America's war aims. It primarily used propaganda techniques to accomplish these goals.
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It was intended to prohibit interference with military operations or recruitment, to prevent insubordination in the military, and to prevent the support of United States enemies during wartime. In 1919, the Supreme Court of the United States unanimously ruled through Schenck v. United States that the act did not violate the freedom of speech of those convicted under its provisions.
